DETROIT — As the countdown to the March 4 trading deadline continues, pro scouts from six other teams attended the Avalanche’s 6-5 shootout victory over Detroit on Sunday at Joe Louis Arena.

Phil Myre of the Florida Panthers has been a virtual regular at recent Avalanche games. The Panthers were in the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference heading into Sunday’s games, so they might be seeking stretch-run help at the deadline.

In addition to the Panthers, pro scouts at the Sunday game represented Vancouver, Tampa Bay, St. Louis, Washington and Philadelphia.

Forward Ian Laperriere and defenseman Jordan Leopold, both potential unrestricted free agents July 1, would seem to be the Avalanche’s “rental” possibilities for teams looking for an extra body without a contractual commitment beyond this season. They also were in the forefront of Colorado’s victory, with Laperriere getting a goal and an assist and Leopold having the game-deciding success in the fifth round of the shootout.

Avalanche winger Darcy Tucker wasn’t with the team Sunday because he was visiting his ill father in Alberta. The team said there was a chance Tucker could rejoin the Avs in time for Tuesday’s home game against Ottawa.

With Tucker absent, Colorado suited up all 12 available forwards against the Wings.

Different voice:

Budd Lynch, 91, a World War II veteran who lost an arm in Normandy fighting for Canadian forces following D-Day, has been the Red Wings’ public-address announcer since the early 1980s. Before that, he was the team’s radio voice and also director of publicity.

This season, he has begun sharing the PA duties at each game with John Fossen, and Fossen made most of the announcements Sunday.

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